George Patrick, 50, has been practicing law in the state of Indiana for half of his life.

This year, Patrick and other attorneys, who have practiced law for 25 and 50 years, were honored by the Indiana State Bar Association.

Patrick is the senior partner at the Crown Point firm of George Patrick and Associates, P.C. located on Merrillville Road.

Patrick specializes in different aspects of Worker's Compensation and employment issues. He helps other attorneys with questions about and issues regarding the Worker's Compensation Act of Indiana, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Indiana Department of Workforce Department and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission in the State of Indiana. Patrick also works with injured employees who are covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act as well as other attorneys around the United States.

Patrick is supported at home by his wife Lisa and their three boys, Charlie, Owen, and Liam. Charlie used to ride on his father's shoulders and hang on to his hair with one hand and hold an ice cream cone in the other — dripping ice cream on his dad's head, but George never seemed to mind. He was happy with a son that loves him. That continued on as both Owen and Liam arrived. George loves being a husband and dad. Charlie now a freshman at De Pauw University in Greencastle, Ind., while Owen is a sophomore at Crown Point High School and Liam is a 7th grader at Taft Middle School.

"I received my undergraduate degree in history and political science from Northwestern University," Patrick said. "Then I went on to be awarded my J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law."

In addition to his workers comp clients, Patrick works at Lake County Government Center in the office of Board of Commissioners Attorney John Dull dealing with Health Insurance and workers compensation needs.

"I am very happy to be concentrating on helping people injured while at work," Patrick said.